Let us all strike a Match.

Warning: you may cry, even if you’re not someone prone to crying while watching videos on the internet. If you can see the pain and difficulty he has on describing his childhood and not be moved, then I’m not sure what to say…”

A bravely-told personal story via the world’s most beautiful voice.

“Well, Mrs. Stewart, it takes two to provoke an argument…”

“No…she had not. Even if she had, violence is a choice. We can choose to stop it.”

329885 Responseshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.elephantjournal.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fpatrick-stewart-domestic-violence-is-a-choice%2FPatrick+Stewart+on+his+experience+of+Domestic+Violence.2009-12-05+17%3A37%3A31elephant+journalhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.elephantjournal.com%2F%3Fp%3D32988 to “Patrick Stewart on his experience of Domestic Violence.”

mmhh, if you want real data to be considered it would be good to listen to Stewart's words again. He says clearly that 25 % of women will experience domestic violence. Which make it 25% of men to resort to violence and abuse women- not all men, by no means.

You might want to listen to the whole speech, as he mentions that although it is rare, men are sometimes the victims as well. How do you speak out against violence against women, without it sounding as if men are violent? He never said all men. He did however, say that men have a choice to stop the violence and in the context of the speech, he is referring to men who have tendencies towards violence. I myself had an abusive father but have a wonderful husband and brothers. If recalling my childhood, one might think I believe all men are violent, but that is not the case. In the course of a speech, with a specific purpose, does he really have to mention every other word that not all men are abusive?